8 Cute DIY Bookmark Ideas

I first shared these 8 Cute DIY Bookmark Ideas about 4 years ago, but thought it was worth re-sharing.

These bookmarks make fun crafts for kids and also super cute gifts for them to pass out to friends at school.

I don’t really use real bookmarks. I’m not sure why. They’re not expensive, or hard to make, but I tend to just pick up whatever to mark my pages. Old receipts, scraps of paper, a pencil, etc. But I don’t ever dog ear my pages. Last week Logan laughed at me because he found a napkin folded in half inside the copy of A Million Suns that I had just started reading. A napkin? That’s a little ridiculous. For those curious, I finished A Million Suns a couple days later and really enjoyed it! It’s the second in the Across the Universe Series. I’ve been eye-ing lots of super cute DIY bookmarks for the last few months that I’ve seen pop up around the web. After the napkin incident, I decided it was time to dig these out and maybe make a few. Most of them are no-sew and they all look really simple. The problem is, often my bookmarks fall out and I lose my page. I like that most of these actually secure onto the page to keep it marked. I’m definitely going to keep these in mind for future gift giving opportunities after I’ve made a couple for our use at home. I think they would be great paired with a book as a gift for someone who loves to read!

8 Cute DIY Bookmark Ideas

Bow Tie Paper Clips Using Fabric Scraps from How About Orange. What a great way to use up extra fabric scraps! I have so much fabric that I’ve used for other various projects. I bet I could whip up a bunch of these for myself and friends. No-Slip Bookmark Tutorial from Mary Janes and Galoshes. This one using a sewing machine. But, there isn’t much to sew so it could probably be done by hand or secured with hot glue or iron on fabric adhesive. Fabric Button Paper Clip Bookmarks from Quiverfull of Blessings. Just so cute! These looks so easy to put together and I know my kids would have a blast picking out colors and fabrics or buttons to use with these. Remember when I mentioned all those cute ways to use or make fabric rosettes recently? Here is another to add to that list! Fabric Flower Bookmark Tutorial from Little Birdie Secrets. This requires the use of a sewing machine because it is a bit more involved than a quick hand stitch. But I bet you could make adaptations and use some iron-on tape or even fabric glue. Page Corner Monster Bookmark Template from I Could Make That. These would be so cute for classroom Valentine’s Day gifts for children! Make them with Valentine’s Day colors and use hearts in the eyes for a fun twist! My kids would both get a kick out of these!

Jumbo Clip and Ribbon Bookmark from Midnite Scrapper. So simple and pretty! Great way to use up any leftover ribbon. I bet you could also tie thin fabric scraps on the ends too! Heart Shaped Corner Bookmarks from Craft and Creativity. These are more girly than the Monster Corner Bookmarks. I think they’d also make great classroom Valentine’s Day gifts (for girls) with a sweet message written on the back.

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Has anyone ever seen diy bookmarks using zippers? I’ve looked and searched the internet and cannot find any information or anyone who has done this. Would appreciate any help I can get. Thanks.

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Your beginning remarks made me laugh because I do the same thing. Currently, I am using a sock (clean, of course) as a bookmark in one of my books. These ideas are really cute, and I might just have to try making some of them. Thanks for the post!

Wow, these are great ideas! I also never use real bookmarks, mine are either those paint samples (pretty colors at least) or the receipt given at the library (when I’m reading a library book). This is definitely a better option. I’m bookmarking this bookmark page 😉

As a book collector…. Please don’t use paper clips! 🙂 Coated ones are better than metal but they all can damage the pages.

Have to say, my first thought was, paper clips, hmm, not good for books, they always dig a trench in the paper when you take them out. Otherwise, cute ideas. Esp like the corner monsters. I seem to remember making something like these from cut up envelopes.

Oh, I totally feel you with this – the worst part is that I HAVE bookmarks in some office drawer, but I end up using random envelopes, receipts, boarding passes… love the paperclip ideas!

Your opening to your post made me laugh! I don’t have book marks either – I use old stuff too. A few years ago – my favorite book-marks actually came from my kids. My middle daughter had taken a whole bunch of Pooh Bear and Tigger stickers and stuck them all over a sheet of notebook paper. It had been folded and disregarded, but somehow made it to my desk. I started using that for all of my books. Love that every time I open up that book mark I remember the day that she did that, and that she was sitting with Grandma and just “wanted to stick stickers on some paper!” She’s forgotten it – but I never will now! Eventually that sheet of notebook paper got old and wrinkles and torn (I’m guessing from one of the other kids) so know it’s placed in my nightstand with the hopes of lasting a few more years (I really should protect it or laminate it!) I am now using a sheet of paper that my daughter wrote “Happy Mother’s Day” on when she was in Kindergarten or first grade (wish I could remember which year!) It’s still so precious to me 🙂

Love the bookmark options. I’ve been saving my birthday cards from year-to-year for awhile now and using them as my bookmarks. A reminder of a dear friend or family member’s kind sentiments makes returning to each book a bit sweeter.